BGW and DGW 20/21 Discussion thread

Lemlin wrote: »

Sky News saying Premier League gone with UK lockdown.

Is that someone's opinion or fact?

Lemlin wrote: »

He was reading out new measures and said elite sport like Premier League would have to stop.

Elite sport is exempt

thunderdog wrote: »

I drafted the same free hit team earlier today but I had to go for Holding over Tierney. You must have a decent team value

Yea team value is good (still have 0.5 itb too), I jumped on players like DCL, Bamford etc early.
Also in that team I got the likes of Bruno, Cancelo and Dias at their first price.

I think that will be the final draft, only thing annoying me is the 4.0 keeper could be upgraded to a 4.5 but I dont see any starting 4.5 keepers that gw

Ace2007 wrote: »

Sanchez is 4.4m

Ah cheers I'll get him in, I completely overlooked Brighton.

Dubliner28 wrote: »

Salah rubbish tonight so ...

Do I bring in Sterling for DGW and City also play next GW ???

Well I have Sterling and KDB I just dumped Salah for Fernandes. Fernandes extremely consistent and has great fixtures. Liverpool fixtures awkward and Salah iffy.

Dubliner28 wrote: »

Salah rubbish tonight so ...

Do I bring in Sterling for DGW and City also play next GW ???

Tempted as well.
I currently have 6 for BGW
Dias
Grealish
KDB
Bruno
Son
Wilson
Plus Kilman and Davis
Others are, McCarthy, Forster, Justin, Ayling, Coufal and Bamford
I could sell Salah, Forster and Kilman and buy DDG, Lowton and Sterling for -4
Giving me 9 for the BGW and 14 plus Son for the DGW for another -4 and BB, very tempted.

Tempted just to get KDB in for Salah & go with 8

FHFC wrote: »

2m plus OR

May be time for a couple of punts for the DGW.

Suggestions appreciated!

Pogba (the transfer window open version?)
Gundogan - started 6 of thel last 7 scoring 3,3,10,3,11,9
Antonio - fitness the issue as usual.
Luke Shaw - Ole seems to prefer him to Telle but the could easily start one each in DGW

If I had a midfield space and was looking to free up cash elsewhere Gundogan is the man to get. Gas when you think he is cheaper then Soucek. Seems to have played his way into the side.

COH wrote: »

Looking at my team I only have 4 to play in 18 (Kane/Son/Bruno/DCL) so the Free Hit is a no brainers...

Looking at the following

Leno (or any keeper <4.9)
Cancelo - Tierney - Dias
KDB - Rashford - Son - Bruno - Saka
Kane - Wilson

(Steer - Mitchell - Kilman - Davis)

With this team I have 0 itb so any price swings could scupper it. Any thoughts suggestions?

Other option would be to downgrade Tierney/Dias/Kilman to Holding/Saiss/Douglas and upgrade Rashford to Sterling?

After a great start to the season I've slipped from 12k to 120k the past 8 weeks so keen to stop the slow rot. Will have a strong 11 for GW19 regardless

I like it apart from 2 spurs forwards. Villa have gotten very good defensively and Martinez is a top keeper, I'd probably go for Martial instead of Kane and Sterling instead of Rashford if I was you.

Just adding to the discussion about Villa being very good defensively and people electing only 1 of Son/Kane for this BGW based on this.

Essentially, their discussed good defensive work was mostly away from home. Prior to their last away game at Old Trafford, in 7 games they had only conceded 3 goals, kept 5 clean sheets in those 7 games.

Their defensive record at home by contrast in the 7 league games, conceded 11 goals (those were across 4
consecutive home games) and 3 clean sheets.

Now, I understand not everyone buys into the difference in Home/Away form. But since lockdown, statistics show that away teams are winning something like 60% of games (of the top of my head).

I just feel Spurs are quite likely to score at least 1-2 goals and I am going with both Kane and Son on my FH. Just my 2 cents on who to choose this week with so many good options.

Definitely a solid template forming for the free hit teams. From what I’ve seen so far online, in terms of city players, most people are preferring the 2 at the back and KDB/Sterling in the middle. Not too many going with double city mid option

thunderdog wrote: »

Definitely a solid template forming for the free hit teams. From what I’ve seen so far online, in terms of city players, most people are preferring the 2 at the back and KDB/Sterling in the middle. Not too many going with double city mid option

Yeah, I noticed that not on FH myself because I have no need. But I am one of those geniuses/fools who has Sterling and KDB in the midfield and a Man City defender. It has not gone well for most of the season so far. But given the fixtures in the next five/six I have to stick to my guns. And hope city really click.

Only 5.1% own Sterling if he does nothing much over this run of nice games, I will concede defeat on him. Not only that, I know I will likely have to stomach some rotation.

thunderdog wrote: »

Definitely a solid template forming for the free hit teams. From what I’ve seen so far online, in terms of city players, most people are preferring the 2 at the back and KDB/Sterling in the middle. Not too many going with double city mid option

I'm thinking of picking Aguero for old times

gormdubhgorm wrote: »

I am not hitting the FH button - I have 9 starters plus Brewster. Two of the starters are Martinez and Watkins. I cashed in on Grealish a few weeks ago, it worked out.
Martinez should get save points v Spurs at least, and although Watkins has been frustrating with his poor finishing and hard luck VAR calls, he keeps plugging away. As for Grealish, the former Irish star of the future can score against anyone on his day.

Villa are 8/5 to win that Spurs game, Spurs 6/4. Nothing in the difference, so the idea that the Spurs assets are any less risky is based on old thinking IMO.

I'm going to wait one more day on the free hit option. I will be free hitting but with 40 positive tests who knows what games could be pulled.